2-17-543. 9-1-1 and mutual aid frequency programs — rulemaking authority. (1) The department of justice shall:

Terms Used In Montana Code 2-17-543

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(a)coordinate public safety communications on behalf of public and private safety agencies as provided in 2-17-544, 2-17-545, and this section; and

(b)manage the state 9-1-1 program as provided for in Title 10, chapter 4, part 3.

(2)The department of justice may adopt rules to implement the mutual aid frequency manual provided for in 2-17-545.

(3)The department of justice shall obtain input from all public and private safety agency users of mutual aid frequencies for land mobile radio.

(4)As used in 2-17-544 and this section, “public safety agency” and “private safety agency” have the same meanings as provided in 10-4-101.